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cyanuric

American  
[sahy-uh-noor-ik, -nyoor-] / ˌsaɪ əˈnʊər ɪk, -ˈnyʊər- /

adjective

  1. of or derived from cyanuric acid.


Etymology

Origin of cyanuric

First recorded in 1875–80; cyan- 3 + uric

Example Sentences

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They wondered if bacteria had converted some melamine to cyanuric acid.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 13, 2013

"It only takes a small amount of cyanuric acid to trigger the stone formation and kidney toxicity," says Wei Jia, a pharmacologist from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 13, 2013

Over 36 hours, the amount of melamine decreased and cyanuric acid appeared in the container, demonstrating that bacteria in the poop were converting melamine to cyanuric acid.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 13, 2013

But cyanuric acid was not in the infant formula, so it was initially unclear why kidney stones formed in the children.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 13, 2013

It is a very poisonous volatile liquid, which boils at 15.5� C. It polymerizes readily to cyanuric chloride, C3N3Cl3.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various